Tuesday 27 June 2017

DESKTOP 1428 - AEGINA, GREECE

Aegina is one of the Saronic Islands of the Saronic Gulf in Greece, 27 km from Athens. Tradition derives the name from Aegina, the mother of Aeacus, who was born on and ruled the island. During ancient times, Aegina was a rival to Athens, the great sea power of the era. The capital is the town of Aegina (population ≈8,000), situated at the northwestern end of the island. Due to its proximity to Athens, it is a popular quick getaway during the summer months, with quite a few Athenians owning holiday houses on the island.

This post is part of the Our World Tuesday meme,
and also part of the Ruby Tuesday meme,
and also part of the Travel Tuesday meme,
and also part of the Wordless Wednesday meme.

6 comments:

  1. Beautiful. We are off to Greece in a few weeks time

    Mollyx

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  2. Gosh, that's so pretty.
    Thanks for linking up at http://image-in-ing.blogspot.com/2017/06/shades-of-purple.html. Hope to see you each week!

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